20.0% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3264, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3264, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in postcode 3264 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While this community is much more likely to provide unpaid support than most areas, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of residents volunteer here, a figure well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this is down 9 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.3% of people providing support, which is well above the Australian figure. Housework is also high, as 24.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid home tasks per week.
15.3% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3264, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3264/3264-vic/topic/community